Methods, Devices and Systems for Anti-Counterfeiting Authentication

1. An anti-counterfeiting authentication method implemented by a server, comprising: generating an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n; sending the encrypted message to a terminal device to be authenticated; receiving, from the terminal device, a call request for initiating the i-th authentication step; executing the i-th authentication step if the request is initiated based on the encrypted message; if the i-th authentication step succeeds and i is less than n, increasing i by one and repeating the generating of an encrypted message; if the i-th authentication step fails, sending an indication to the terminal device indicating an authentication failure; and if the i-th authentication step succeeds and i equals to n, sending an indication to the terminal device indicating an authentication success.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: encrypting an unencrypted message using a private key to generate the encrypted message corresponding to the i-th authentication step; wherein: when 1≦i≦n, the unencrypted message includes information relating to the terminal device and a step number corresponding to the i-th authentication step; or when i=1, the unencrypted message includes information relating to the terminal device, and when i≧2, the unencrypted message includes information relating to the terminal device and a step number corresponding to an (i−1)-th authentication step which has been successfully executed.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising: detecting whether the call request includes the encrypted message; retrieving the encrypted message based on the encrypted message; decrypting the encrypted message using the private key and acquiring the unencrypted message; determining the step number corresponding to the i-th authentication step based on contents of the unencrypted message; detecting whether a step number initiated by the call request matches the step number corresponding to the i-th authentication step; and executing the i-th authentication step if the step number initiated by the call request matches the step number corresponding to the i-th authentication step.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising: if the unencrypted message includes a timing message, retrieving the timing message based on the unencrypted message; detecting, according to the timing message, whether the call request is received within a valid time frame; and executing the i-th authentication step if the call request is received within the valid time frame and the step number initiated by the call request matches the step number corresponding to the i-th authentication step.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein executing the i-th authentication step comprises: authenticating the terminal device based on configuration parameters of the terminal device, if the i-th authentication step is a configuration parameter authentication step; or authenticating the terminal device based on performance parameters of the terminal device, if the i-th authentication step is a performance parameter authentication step; or authenticating the terminal device based on basic information relating to the terminal device and an order database, if the i-th authentication step is an order authentication step, the order database including basic information relating to at least one terminal device; or authenticating the terminal device based on a geographical position corresponding to the terminal device and a unique identification, if the i-th authentication step is a geographical position authentication step.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein authenticating the terminal device based on basic information relating to the terminal device and an order database comprises: querying whether the order database includes basic information matching the basic information relating to the terminal device; and determining the i-th authentication step to be successful if the order database includes basic information matching the basic information relating to the terminal device.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein authenticating the terminal device based on a geographical position corresponding to the terminal device and a unique identification comprises: detecting whether within a scheduled time frame, a plurality of call requests are received from terminal devices from different geographical positions having the same unique identification of the terminal device; and determining whether the i-th authentication step is successful based on the detecting.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: receiving an authentication query request, the authentication query request including a user account; querying whether authentication results corresponding to the user account exist; and responding to the authentication query request based on the authentication results if the authentication results corresponding to the user account exist.

9. An anti-counterfeiting authentication method implemented by a terminal device to be authenticated, comprising: receiving, from a server, an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n, sending, to the server, a call request for initiating the i-th authentication step, based on the encrypted message; and receiving, from the server, an indication indicating an authentication failure or an authentication success.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising: generating the call request for initiating the i-th authentication step, wherein the call request includes the encrypted message.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: acquiring a user account associated with the terminal device; sending the user account to the server; and receiving authentication results from the server when the server succeeds in identifying the authentication results corresponding to the user account.

12. A server, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein the processor is configured to: generate an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n; send the encrypted message to a terminal device to be authenticated; receive, from the terminal device, a call request for initiating the i-th authentication step; execute the i-th authentication step if the call request is initiated based on the encrypted message; if the i-th authentication step succeeds and i is less than n, increase i by one and repeat the generating of an encrypted message; if the i-th authentication step fails, send an indication to the terminal device indicating an authentication failure; and if the i-th authentication step succeeds and i equals to n, send an indication to the terminal device indicating an authentication success.

13. The server according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to: encrypt an unencrypted message using a private key to generate the encrypted message corresponding to the i-th authentication step; wherein: when 1≦i≦n, the unencrypted message includes information relating to the terminal device and a step number corresponding to the i-th authentication step; or when i=1, the unencrypted message includes information relating to the terminal device, and when i≧2, the unencrypted message includes information relating to the terminal device and a step number corresponding to an (i−1)-th authentication step which has been successfully executed.

14. The server according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to: detect whether the call request includes the encrypted message; retrieve the encrypted message based on the encrypted message; decrypt the encrypted message using the private key and acquire the unencrypted message; determine the step number corresponding to the i-th authentication step based on contents of the unencrypted message; detect whether a step number initiated by the call request matches the step number corresponding to the i-th authentication step; and execute the i-th authentication step if the step number initiated by the call request matches the step number corresponding to the i-th authentication step.

15. The server according to claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to: if the unencrypted message includes a timing message, retrieve the timing message based on the unencrypted message; detect, according to the timing message, whether the call request is received within a valid time frame; and execute the i-th authentication step if the call request is received within the valid time frame and the step number initiated by the call request matches the step number corresponding to the i-th authentication step.

16. The server of claim 14 , wherein when executing the i-th authentication step, the processor is configured to: authenticate the terminal device based on configuration parameters of the terminal device, if the i-th authentication step is a configuration parameter authentication step; or authenticate the terminal device based on performance parameters of the terminal device, if the i-th authentication step is a performance parameter authentication step; or authenticate the terminal device based on basic information relating to the terminal device and an order database, if the i-th authentication step is an order authentication step, the order database including basic information relating to at least one terminal device; or authenticate the terminal device based on a geographical position corresponding to the terminal device and a unique identification, if the i-th authentication step is a geographical position authentication step.

17. The server according to claim 16 , wherein when authenticating the terminal device based on basic information relating to the terminal device and an order database, the processor is configured to: query whether the order database includes basic information matching basic information relating to the terminal device; and determine the i-th authentication step to be successful if the order database includes basic information matching basic information relating to the terminal device.

18. A terminal device to be authenticated, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein the processor is configured to: receive, from a server, an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n, send, to the server, a call request for initiating the i-th authentication step, based on the encrypted message; and receive, from the server, an indication indicating an authentication failure or an authentication success.

19. The terminal device according to claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to: generate a call request for initiating the i-th authentication step, wherein the call request includes the encrypted message.

20. The terminal device of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to: acquire a user account associated with the terminal device; send the user account to the server; and receive authentication results from the server when the server succeeds in identifying the authentication results corresponding to the user account.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a server, cause the server to perform an anti-counterfeiting authentication method comprising: generating an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n; sending the encrypted message to a terminal device to be authenticated; receiving a call request sent from the terminal device for initiating the i-th authentication step; executing the i-th authentication step if the call request is initiated based on the encrypted message; if the i-th authentication step succeeds and i is less than n, increasing i by one, and repeating the generating of an encrypted message; if the i-th authentication step fails, sending an indication to the terminal device indicating an authentication failure; and if the i-th authentication step succeeds and i equals to n, sending an indication to the terminal device indicating an authentication success.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a terminal device to be authenticated, cause the terminal device to perform an anti-counterfeiting authentication method comprising: receiving, from a server, an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n; sending, to the server, a call request for initiating the i-th authentication step, based on the encrypted message; and receiving, from the server, an indication indicating an authentication failure or an authentication.